The Honorable Kendra Davis Briggs

Kendra Davis Briggs was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on November 3, 2021. Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 2022.

Judge Briggs was born in Miami, Florida. She received her Associate of Arts degree from Florida A&M University, her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from Florida State University, and her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law.

While in law school, Judge Briggs served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Peggy A. Quince of the Florida Supreme Court. After law school, Judge Briggs worked as an associate at the law firms of Parks & Crump, LLC, in Tallahassee, Florida, and Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, in Washington, D.C. She specialized in complex civil litigation.

Immediately prior to her appointment as an Associate Judge, Judge Briggs served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia prosecuting civil rights, fraud, public corruption, violent crime, and narcotics cases. Judge Briggs also served as the 5th District Community Prosecutor focusing on building bonds of trust between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the community, enhancing public safety through education, and encouraging community participation in the criminal justice system.

As an Assistant United States Attorney, Judge Briggs investigated and tried numerous criminal cases in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. During her tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney, Judge Briggs was awarded the 2020 U.S. Attorney’s Award for Exceptional Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney, and several United States Attorney’s Awards for Special Achievement.